Decontamination technician vs surveillance technician

The differences between decontamination technicians and surveillance technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a decontamination technician and a surveillance technician. Additionally, a decontamination technician has an average salary of $44,291, which is higher than the $41,279 average annual salary of a surveillance technician.

The top three skills for a decontamination technician include papr, safety procedures and PPE. The most important skills for a surveillance technician are ladders, CCTV, and construction sites.

Decontamination technician vs surveillance technician overview

	Decontamination Technician	Surveillance Technician
Yearly salary	$44,291	$41,279
Hourly rate	$21.29	$19.85
Growth rate	9%	9%
Number of jobs	28,108	13,099
Job satisfaction	-	1
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 33%	Bachelor's Degree, 44%
Average age	38	38
Years of experience	2	2

Decontamination technician vs surveillance technician salary

Decontamination technicians and surveillance technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Decontamination Technician	Surveillance Technician
Average salary	$44,291	$41,279
Salary range	Between $28,000 And $69,000	Between $30,000 And $55,000
Highest paying City	Newton, MA	-
Highest paying state	New York	-
Best paying company	Battelle	-
Best paying industry	Energy	-

Differences between decontamination technician and surveillance technician education

There are a few differences between a decontamination technician and a surveillance technician in terms of educational background:

	Decontamination Technician	Surveillance Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 33%	Bachelor's Degree, 44%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	Stanford University

Decontamination technician vs surveillance technician demographics

Here are the differences between decontamination technicians' and surveillance technicians' demographics:

	Decontamination Technician	Surveillance Technician
Average age	38	38
Gender ratio	Male, 69.6% Female, 30.4%	Male, 81.7% Female, 18.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.4% Unknown, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 15.8% Asian, 8.9% White, 58.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%	Black or African American, 9.6% Unknown, 6.2% Hispanic or Latino, 17.0% Asian, 10.4% White, 55.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between decontamination technician and surveillance technician duties and responsibilities

Decontamination technician example responsibilities.

Concrete crushing, demolition, and wrecking of commercial buildings, apartments, and homes.
Assign with ALARA for lead shielding projects.
Monitor NRC license compliance and support inspections.
Set up ladders, scaffolds and hoists.
Perform decontamination of a sand blast booth using a HEPA vacuum cleaner.
Design, maintain, install, and replace rectifiers and grind beds.

Surveillance technician example responsibilities.

Manage implementation and networking of multi-million dollar tactical datalink architecture consisting of windows base and proprietary systems.
Manage numerous outdoor storage locations for government ammunition stockpiles while simultaneously providing rapid logistical support to facilitate employee training.
Switch over to digital recording which involve IP addressing cameras, video encoders, hard drive arrays, and Cisco switches.
Maintain hardware and software systems and manual records require to successfully perform stock control accounting procedures for ammunition and explosives.
Maintain physical control over all entrances to the SCIF.
Use of DoD equipment and technologies for surveillance monitoring.

Decontamination technician vs surveillance technician skills

Common decontamination technician skills

Papr, 14%
Safety Procedures, 13%
PPE, 12%
Hazardous Materials, 10%
Radioactive Waste, 7%
Hazardous Waste, 6%

Common surveillance technician skills

Ladders, 10%
CCTV, 8%
Construction Sites, 7%
Surveillance Equipment, 7%
CST, 6%
Security Integrity, 5%

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